QT 16 Nov 15, God makes old things new

Isa 62:11-12 (ESV) Behold, the Lord has proclaimed

to the end of the earth:

 Say to the daughter of Zion,

 "Behold, your salvation comes;

behold, his reward is with him,

and his recompense before him."

12  And they shall be called The Holy People,

The Redeemed of the Lord;

 and you shall be called Sought Out,

A City Not Forsaken.

NOTE: No matter what the world has done to us, we are not forsaken. God can make the world's throwaways into something wonderful and beautiful. But we must submit to him and to his work in our life. He desires to recreate us, but we must allow him. God does not force his will upon us. He will not work with the stubborn and prideful (like Israel was most of the time), but desires the humble and broken-hearted, those who are ready for his best (not what they think is best). What a wonderful promise! God has not forsaken us no matter how terrible things might look. Rejoice, seek him again. He longs to redeem us.